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Yep, it is based on the northern hemisphere. Generally, the football season starts from Aug to May (in Europe) so the WC is usually held on June-July. AFAIK, A

Yep, it is based on the northern hemisphere. Generally, the football season starts from Aug to May (in Europe) so the WC is usually held on June-July. AFAIK, Australia's bid was for June-July 2022 and if FIFA changes the date, there is talk that Football Federation Australia will ask for recompense on their bid < http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/sep/17/world-cup-2022-australia-compensation-fifa http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/sep/17/world-cup-20... >.

tantalor 13y ago
It sounds like the season is not the reason for the complaint, but that the tournament would interfere with local competition. So confused by this, why would they ask for their World Cup pitch costs as compensation? That ship has sailed.
- philwelch 13y ago
  The argument is that they bid for a World Cup scheduled for June and July of 2022, so if the World Cup is not in fact scheduled for those dates, it was fraudulent for FIFA to solicit bids under the premise that it is.
  - tantalor 13y ago
    So they'd have to refund everybody by that logic.